Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 6Jul 20, 2013 8:14 am Sadly yep... I was told its normal to have mud down there but I pulled out a fair few handfuls where bricks had been removed!! faulty workmanship it is now we are stuck trying to fix it! Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 7Jul 20, 2013 8:23 am tamz026 Sadly yep... I was told its normal to have mud down there but I pulled out a fair few handfuls where bricks had been removed!! faulty workmanship it is now we are stuck trying to fix it! Knowing the bricklayers boss personally is a bonus, not a disadvantage. He will be the one embarrassed if you tell him, and I would. I am sure he would want to fix this stuff up and be able to tell the culprits about their mistake. If any of our guys make a mistake, I would want to know, especially if they stuffed up for someone I know. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 8Jul 20, 2013 2:39 pm Well I thought this would be the case to, but he would rather bury his head in the sand. When I said about the amount of mud in the wall he said it was normal....... Everyone else who has looked at it has said it is not normal for there to be so much. This is why we have the problem... To much mud but he doesn't like to take responsibility for it. I think his feeling quite guilty and knows there a issue but it's not a easy one to fix so he would rather tell us it's normal and have nothing to do with it. Everyone one else involved in the house came running to help and clear there name of any problems thinking that they may have contributed to the problem . So I'm happy everyone has been so helpful. Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 9Jul 20, 2013 3:13 pm If you can't get water out you can stop getting it in Application of clear waterproofer will seal your wall and prevent or reduce absorption and won't change your brick appearance. Cheers Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 10Jul 20, 2013 3:22 pm Thank you we are in the process of looking at different brick sealers. Some will change the look of the bricks which I really don't want. So looking for a more natural looking one. Suggestions are very welcome. Re: Brick weep holes not draining, HELP!!!!!! 11Jul 20, 2013 3:33 pm Have a look at Shelleys (i think or maybe Sheldon) in Bunnings Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 7063 I know foam has been around since the 90's and CSR started manufacturing Hebel in 1989, so it's definitely possible 5 5405 You are correct. Just read through all the ncc rules and 75mm is the minimum requirement for me. 4 11117 |